Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pers pn] be very " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her face was racked with pain and it was clear that she was very ill . |
| 2 | It was clear that she was very close to death , and Julia began to worry because Minnie had not been informed . |
| 3 | Speaking as someone with a job I 've got to be very careful about giving advice to people who are in a much worse situation than myself , but from the research we did erm it is clear that it 's very important erm not just to sink in and dwell on your problems , not just to erm stay at home , not meeting other people , not engaging in activities . |
| 4 | However , from the teacher 's comments it was clear that it was very much intended . |
| 5 | They were afraid that she was very ill , so when they saw her looking happy and well , everyone felt better . |
| 6 | Laura 's father , John , said : ‘ People have been very generous and we 're very grateful . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ He was very brave and I am very grateful for what he did . |
| 8 | This was exciting and I was very soon trying crystals of all sorts of substances taken from the shelves of my own and my colleagues ' laboratories . |
| 9 | That 's the only snag with that , that you you can get the wrong But it 's very much way of doing it . |
| 10 | Lewis was a professional , and although she might not agree with his methods she had to face the fact that he would quickly sense something was wrong unless she was very careful . |
| 11 | And when the workmen start no sounds I 'm afraid unless they 're very very low . |
| 12 | ‘ I am not an alcoholic but I was very drunk , ’ he said . |
| 13 | It may sound interesting but it 's very dangerous . |
| 14 | Carole she 's normally very interesting but she was very hard to hear . |
| 15 | Improving the layout of a page , or correcting the odd error or two , is now so simple that it is very easy to fall into the trap of poor style , loose grammar , or idiomatic phrasing . |
| 16 | I had met Chris and Nick at Bush House to be interviewed about the anniversary for the World Service ; it was important because of the possibility that John or his kidnappers might be listening and I was very nervous , even more so when I arrived late to discover that the interview was live . |
| 17 | Lots of firms which grew up in the eighties have collapsed leaving debts unpaid and it 's very hard for the rest of us |
| 18 | ‘ It 's honest and it 's very , very funny ’ ( City Limits ) |
| 19 | Now isolated they look fairly meaningless and it 's very hard to work out what they are . |
| 20 | I came back t vice but I was very depressed just looking at the outside of the house . |
| 21 | I i it was n't easy but it was very fair . |
| 22 | It 's perfect because it 's very sweet when you play individual strings but the minute you strum it you get the noise , the power . |
| 23 | I 've been very fortunate because it 's very like a large family . ’ |
| 24 | I got the angle just right and it 's very flattering ; you almost would n't recognize me . |
| 25 | That 's right and I 'm very depressed . |
| 26 | The problem with GPS is that like all new gadgets , the companies are wanting to recover development costs as quickly as possible and they are very expensive . |
| 27 | She said : ‘ It was leaked while Leonora was still alive and it was very distressing . ’ |
| 28 | Rather tall and she 's very |
| 29 | Once again my set is now complete and I am very grateful to all those who took the trouble and interest to write to me . |
| 30 | The advert for the community tailoring unit looked good ; the sartorial needs assessment took five minutes ; the product was delivered in 48 hours , it looked slick and it was very cheap . |